Bombing Fighter Squadron 83
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History |
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| 6. January 1945 | VBF-83 Established |
| 24. September 1945 | VBF-83 Disestablished at |
| Planes: |
1945
- 1945
F4U-1D
| VBF-83 Deployments | ||||
| 10. March 1945 - 14. September 1945 | CV-9 USS Essex | CVG-83 | F4U-1D | ... |
| VBF-83 Commanding Officers | ||
| Lt.Cdr. Frank A. Patriarca | 6. January 1945 | 24. September 1945 |
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History |
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The Bomber Fighter Squadrons, were created to reduce the Fighter Squadrons in an Air Group to an acceptable size. Fighter Squadrons had up to 60 planes and 100 pilots. Normaly a Fighter Squadron was split in two to creat a Bomber Fighter Squadron. |
